On January 10, 2019, Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker signed a new law that amends its data breach reporting law, and requires credit reporting agencies such as Equifax to provide a free credit freeze to consumers. The new law, “An Act Relative to Consumer Protection from Security Breaches,” also requires companies to offer up to three years of free credit monitoring to victims of a security breach,… More
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Some Thoughts About the HITECH Act, from the New England Journal of Medicine
This week’s issue of the New England Journal of Medicine features two interesting articles about the federal HITECH Act and its role in promoting electronic health records: The HITECH Era and the Path Forward, and The HITECH Era in Retrospect. More
President Obama Signs the Judicial Redress Act (H.R.1428/S.1600)
As part of implementing the EU-US Privacy Shield, on February 24, 2016, President Obama signed the Judicial Redress Act (H.R.1428/S.1600). This law is designed to give EU citizens the right to sue the U.S. government for privacy violations. In particular: